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Bend the ARC - a Jewish Partnership for Justice

New York, NY · EIN 52-1332694 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Bend the ARC - a Jewish Partnership for Justice reported $16.2 million in revenue and $13.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.04 went to program services, $6.55 to management and general costs and $12.41 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $204,546 (CEO). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 167% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13M

For context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
81.0%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
6.6%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
12.4%1.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.10$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
97.6%79.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
1.6%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$204,546$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.55%1.56%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
73
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
21.056.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 12100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$8.7M expenses · 81.4% of program spending · grants $3.9M

To advocate and campaign for various social justice issues by working in solidarity and in partnership with communities who are directly impacted by injustice

$2.0M expenses · 18.6% of program spending · grants $171K

To train the next generation of jewish leaders to organize and show up in solidarity with each and every community at risk

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$204,546$0$0$204,546
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FUNDERS' COLLABORATIVE ON YO
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$172,430$0$29,459$201,889
CEO OF JEWISH SOCIAL JUSTICE ROUNDTABLE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$161,292$0$8,059$169,351
CHIEF PEOPLE & COO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$143,037$0$19,956$162,993
CHIEF CAMPAIGNS OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$145,000$0$0$145,000
CHIEF VISION OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$129,674$0$9,698$139,372
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$117,238$0$19,956$137,194

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bend the ARC - a Jewish Partnership for Justice (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $391K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$16M$13M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$16M$13M81.0%$23M$204,546
FY2024 ⓘ$4.3M$4.1M78.4%$6.7M$206,199
FY2023 ⓘ$4.4M$5.0M81.7%$6.2M$207,526
FY2022 ⓘ$5.8M$5.4M84.8%$6.7M$266,089
FY2021 ⓘ$6.0M$6.1M87.9%$6.7M$280,778
FY2020 ⓘ$6.1M$5.5M85.2%$6.1M$286,858

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 12 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 581
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6919

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
THE CP FACTOR LLC
Strategic planning consultant
$179,000

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

37 private foundations reported grants to Bend the ARC - a Jewish Partnership for Justice totaling $10M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Bend the ARC - a Jewish Partnership for Justice's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Bend the ARC - a Jewish Partnership for Justice, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Bend the ARC - a Jewish Partnership for Justice's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Bend the ARC - a Jewish Partnership for Justice reported that 81.0% of its $13.2 million in expenses went to program services, 6.6% to management and general and 12.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Bend the ARC - a Jewish Partnership for Justice pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Bend the ARC - a Jewish Partnership for Justice reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $204,546, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Bend the ARC - a Jewish Partnership for Justice get its money?

Of $16.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 97.6% came from contributions and grants (including 1.6% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Bend the ARC - a Jewish Partnership for Justice a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-1332694 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601339349306645 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511349349306436 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401369349301760 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301319349300325 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211269349300021 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141339349304159 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 52-1332694: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.